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August 16th, 2009, 05:16 PM
I use Kubuntu and was wondering a few things:
1. Has anyone tried Kubuntu?
2. Has anyone tried a KDE distro? Have you tried KDE 4?
3. Should I consider switching to Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu?
I use the messenger, Kopete, to communicate with some people including relatives. But, now, with the most recent KDE 4, it doesn't work. I cannot 'get online' even though my status shows me as online. Also, I cannot send an im to anyone and they are shown as being 'offline' even though I know they aren't.
I checked the KDE forums and other Kopete users are saying they can't use Kopete (the yahoo simulation part, especially).
Other KDE changes or developements have annoyed me, too, but the straw breaking the camel's back has been this Kopete thing. I know, I know, you think it's just one program and should be trivial but it just seems KDE developers are mostly concentrating on other things trying to make their desktop look 'pretty.'
I didn't like Gnome when I first tried it but you never know, it might be one of those things in which you choose the lesser of two evils.
I guess I could install Ubuntu and then install the two desktops and use whatever one I choose to log in to? But, what does Ubuntu use as an instant messenger?
1. Has anyone tried Kubuntu?
2. Has anyone tried a KDE distro? Have you tried KDE 4?
3. Should I consider switching to Ubuntu rather than Kubuntu?
I use the messenger, Kopete, to communicate with some people including relatives. But, now, with the most recent KDE 4, it doesn't work. I cannot 'get online' even though my status shows me as online. Also, I cannot send an im to anyone and they are shown as being 'offline' even though I know they aren't.
I checked the KDE forums and other Kopete users are saying they can't use Kopete (the yahoo simulation part, especially).
Other KDE changes or developements have annoyed me, too, but the straw breaking the camel's back has been this Kopete thing. I know, I know, you think it's just one program and should be trivial but it just seems KDE developers are mostly concentrating on other things trying to make their desktop look 'pretty.'
I didn't like Gnome when I first tried it but you never know, it might be one of those things in which you choose the lesser of two evils.
I guess I could install Ubuntu and then install the two desktops and use whatever one I choose to log in to? But, what does Ubuntu use as an instant messenger?